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(ASSEMBLY.] and American authorities, and they dealt launches, but the uses of liquid Petroleum both with the quality of the gas and the gas today are so wide they are a story in safety of this liquid Petroleum gas. themselves. Difficulties were experienced, first of all Liqud petroleum gas is used at present in finding containers for the distribution for domestic cooking; water heating; of the gas to country centres. The right space heating; lighting, as a supplement type of steel for the making of these con- to enrich normal gas supplies; heat treat- tainers was not available in large quanti- ment of metals, including soldering, braz- ties, but this difficulty has now been over- in~g, flame hardening,.-steel-cutting, non- come. Anybody who likes to go along High ferrous metal welding, and bright alloy Road can see the distribution centre for annealing; vitreous enamelling; ceramic liquid petroleum gas, and they will see how baking; textile singeing and drying; food enormous it has become. processing; farm application, including Tn 1956 there were only three regular tobacco curing, weed eradication, and crop users of this product. They were, country drying; lighting of marine buoys and homes, launches, and caravans. The owners coastal lighthouses; fuels for internal com- of launches and caravans found that they bustion engines: fertilisers, particularly could carry with them some of the com - ammonia; manufacture of methyl alcohol; forts of home in the form of gas-operated formaldehyde; carbon black; blending appliances. agents for motor and aviation fuels; and production of electricity. The record of safety in America, with regard to liquid petroleum gas, has been members can realise that if we keep the found, over the years, to be exceptionally present provision relating to odour in tbe good. Of the types of gas which are used- Statute it will be an embarrassment to the liquid petroleum gas has a lower fire risk development of our liquid petroleum gas than either natural gas or coal gas. industry. Cracked refinery gases provide a source for the liquefiable gaseous fuels It was found necessary to incorporate a propane and butane, the domestic and in- certain chemical known as ethyl mercaptan dustrial uses of which are developing into the gas, which is odourless. By put- rapidly. ting the chemical into the gas it was This amendment will permit gas to be possible to smell the gas and this, of course, sold without an odour for some industrial was an extra safety measure; and the Act and commercial uses. In fact, that is provided that the liquid petroleum gas the purpose of the Bill. Members will should have an odour, and that is the appreciate how important the amendment subject of the amendment which is sought is and the scope for expanding the many this evening. fields of industry that will be thrown open. Liquid petroleum gas is more efficient in I can see the importance of this amend- terms of British thermal units than coal ment to the State in the future by the gas or natural ,gas. Its British thermal development of the uses of liquid petro- unit rating is 3,125 a pound as against 475 a leum gas. I have much pleasure in sup- pound, which we insist on in our ordinary porting the Bill. coal gas. The incorporation of the aroma- Question put and passed. producing ethyl mercaptan into the gas Bill read a second time. has become an embarrassment. In the Eastern States, where this provision is not In Committee, etc. incorporated in the legislation, we find Bill passed through Committee without embarrassment has not occurred in the debate, reported without amendment, and manufacture of certain propellants used in the report adopted. some of our petrols. Members have no House adjourned at 10.1 p.m. doubt heard of butane boosted petrols which are reputed to make a motor vehicle fly along the road. It is found that to a certain extent we are prohibited from preparing such pro- i~j~~txu Arnwmbh;l ducts because, when this chemical is in- Wednesday, the 11th September, 1968 cluded in petroleum it produces a smell which immediately detracts from the value of the product and is of no competitive The SPEAKER (Mr. Guthrie) took the use. Chair at 4.30 p.m., and read prayers. The various uses for liquid petroleum gas QUESTIONS (52): ON NOTICE have expanded considerably. Originally it PEDESTRIAN CROSSING was used only for heating homes, especially Guildford Road country homes. It may be of interest to recall that the Minister for Local Gov- 1. Mtr. HARMAN asked the Minister for ernment was one of the first to have liquid Traffic: gas installed in his home in Geraldton in In view of the fact that a large 1956 for the purpose of heating. I have shopping complex is now under already referred to its use in caravans and construction in Guildford Road, (Wednesday. 11 September, 1968.] 1021 Maylands, between Ninth Avenue It is quite possible that a num- and Falkirk Street. what arrange- ber of members do not know what ments are to be made to ensure this disability is. If you will per- pedestrian safety for those cross- mit me, Mr. Speaker, I will give a ing Guildford Road in this area? brief explanation. Mr. O'CONNOR (for Mr. Craig) re- A dyslexic suffers from a form plied: of language disability which shows The attention of the Main Roads itself in reading and writing. Department has not previously Words appear to have no meaning been drawn to this development. for him. Four boys seem to be However, any pedestrian problem affected to each girl. There are which emerges will be investi- few known severe cases in the gated. metropolitan area, and most of these are in the process of over- coming their disability. KING'S PARK BOARD Five-year Plan SUPERPHOSPHATE 2. Mr. LAPHAM asked the Minister for Demurrage Lands: 4. Mr. McPHARLflJ asked the Minister (1) Dloes the Government intend to for Railways: implement, in whole or in Part. In reply to questions on the 20th the recommendations of the and the 27th August, he stated King's Park Board as set out in "that the information was being the board's second five-year plan? extracted and would be made (2) If "Yes," in part, will he indicate available as soon as possible." which recommendations will be Is he now able to table in the given priority? House all the information re- Mr. BOVELL replied: quired- (a) in those questions regarding (1) and (2) It is intended to consider demurrage paid to the Rail- the implementation of the King's ways Department on- Park Board's second five-year plan progressively. (I) bulk superphosphate; During the first stages, priorities 00i bagged superphosphate; in the following order are under (b) on the inability of the de- current consideration:- partment to supply wagons (a) additional public lavatories ordered by superphosphate and staff changerooms; companies during 1967-68? (b) extension of water supplies: Mr. O'CONNOR replied: (c) expansion of botanical and The information asked for by the reafforestation activities: honourable member is rather (d) wildlife sanctuary. lengthy and I request permission to table copies of my letters of the 3rd September, 1968. and the 4th DYSLEXIC CHILDREN September, 1968, which set out the Teaching required details. 3. Mr. LAFRAM asked the Minister for The papers were tabled. Education: DUPLEX PROPERTIES (1) What number of school children in Western Australia are dyslexics? Separate Titles (2) What action is taken by the Edu- 5. Mr. CASH asked the Minister repre- cation Department in the teach- senting the Minister for Justice: ing of these children- (1) Can the Registrar of Titles issue (a) in the metropolitan area; a separate certificate of title for (b) in the country areas? each section of a duplex residen- tial property? Mr. NALDER (for Mr. Lewis) replied: (2) If not, and to protect the interests (1) At the present time there is no of prospective duplex residents, universally accepted definition of could not the Act be altered to the condition. Thus it is not pos- make separate titles readily avail- sible to quote numbers of children able? who could be classified as dyslexic. Mr. COURT replied: (2) Children with difficulties here are It is not clear whether the ques- not treated differently in approach tion refers to certificates of title from any others in the remedial under the Transfer of Land Act classes. or under the Strata Titles Act. 1022 1022ASSEMBLY.] If the separate certificate of title SHEEP AND WOOL referred to is a certificate of Albany Zone title under the Strata Titles Act, 7. Mr. YOUNG asked the Minister for 1966, the answer is as follows:- Agriculture: (1) No. The Strata Titles Act (1) What was the number of sheep requires that a strata plan in the Albany zone when the wool shows the land or part therebf selling centre was established? as being divided horizontally (2) How many bales of woo] did these into two or more strata. As sheep produce? a duplex residential property (3) How many bales were sold through comprises only one stratum, the Albany wool selling centre? the Strata Titles Act has no (4) How many bales of wool have application. been sold in each year since the (2) The Strata Titles Act could be centre was established? amended to apply to single Mr. NALDER replied: stratum buildings. Whether (1) 2,463.914. it should be so amended may be considered. (2) 84,248. (3) 29,359. If the question refers to a certi- (4) Hales submitted for sale each year ficate of title issued under the since centre was established: Transfer of Land Act, the answer is as follows:- 1957-58-29,359 1958-59-45.790 (1) Under the Transfer of Land 1959-60--46,596 Act, the Registrar of Titles 1960-61-52,856 issues a certificate of title to land and not a building or 1961-62-49,270 portion thereof.